PROMISES
(Savage Garden)


                       Dm (xx0231@1)                Gwell (320003@1)don't you know i need a little indulgence
               Dm (xx0231@1)             Glisten (320003@1)to the hunter becoming hunted
      Dm (xx0231@1)                       Gevery (320003@1)day there's a million advances
                Dm (xx0231@1)                      Gdon't (320003@1)be too forceful you'll ruin your chances
                        Em (022000@1)          Dwell (xx0232@1)don't you know that time is a broken glass
C (x32010@1)                         Bmthat (x24432@1)splinters against the wall
         Abut (x02220@1)the picture is coming back now baby
Em7/B
and i want to take it all

Chorus:
           C (x32010@1)              G/B (143121@7)       Am (x02210@1)             Gdon't (320003@1)go making all these promises you know you cannot keep
           Dm (xx0231@1)                                    Gthere's (320003@1)a time to play a king and a time to be a thief
                 C (x32010@1)              G/B (143121@7)      Am (x02210@1)            Gcause (320003@1)if your making all these promises you know you cannot keep
          Dm (xx0231@1)                                             G (320003@1)     Cyou (x32010@1)know time will be the thief and your fallen king will end up alone

                  Dm (xx0231@1)               Gso (320003@1)let your body move a little bit closer
                  Dm (xx0231@1)                 Gsilent (320003@1)like the sound proceeding a cyclone
           Dm (xx0231@1)                  Gdon't (320003@1)you know that powerful thinking
       Dm (xx0231@1)                      Gis (320003@1)a force you don't want to relinquish
well don't you know that
Em (022000@1)            D (xx0232@1)             C (x32010@1)        Bmthey (x24432@1)say that hanging on will justify the wait
     A (x02220@1)                        Em7/B
but patience and elated wisdom don't share a common phrase

(Chorus)

F (133211@1)                           Gwell (320003@1)i'm only hanging on for what goes down baby
F (133211@1)                        Gi'm (320003@1)floating high and my feet don't touch the ground
F (133211@1)                        Gi'd (320003@1)take advantage but i can't see through this charade
Em (022000@1)           G (320003@1)         Am (x02210@1)     G (320003@1)        Dmso (xx0231@1)don't you don't you go make it harder than hell
don't go making promises don't go making promises
          Em (022000@1)              Gwhen (320003@1)it comes down to the making
               Am (x02210@1)                G (320003@1)         Dmyou (xx0231@1)better be damned sure you can take it hey baby
                                               G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)G/B (143121@7)Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)Dmdon't (xx0231@1)go making promises don't go making promises

                  Em (022000@1)            G (320003@1)          Am (x02210@1)            Gcause (320003@1)if you're making all these promises you know you cannot keep
           Dm (xx0231@1)                                    Gthere's (320003@1)a time to play a king and a time to be a theif
                Em (022000@1)               G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)            Gcause (320003@1)if your making all these promises you know you cannot keep
          Dm (xx0231@1)                                              Gyou (320003@1)know time will be the thief and your fallen king will end up

   Em (022000@1)    G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)        Ga (320003@1)fool a fool a lonely sorry fool
    Dmoh (xx0231@1)baby cause i told you baby

submitted by david tyson (noel_david84@yahoo.com)